November 8, 2011

Compared to other sectors, nonprofits have a technology gap.  A recent Johns Hopkins University study surveyed the root causes of the nonprofit technology gap and identified lack of money, lack of time and lack of expertise as the top three challenges. What is interesting is that Cloud Computing addresses all three of the challenges faced…

October 21, 2011

If your organization relies heavily on grant funding, you need an automated system that addresses every stage of the grant life cycle, from application to final reporting.  Using spreadsheets is frustrating, time-consuming, and prone to data entry errors or incomplete reports. Here are 11 reasons we think you’d love Sage Grant Management: It has built…

September 15, 2011

Ethics in Fundraising was the topic for last night’s #Fundchat. (#Fundchat is a Twitter chat that takes place every Wednesday night 9:00e.)  Given that participants are limited to 140 characters or less – it was a lively discussion.  Here were the 8 questions that the group discussed: Does your organization embrace the Donor Bill of…

August 14, 2011

At JMT Consulting Group we are very excited about Intacct and we offer its nonprofit solution that allows organizations to take advantage of the many benefits of cloud computing. Recently, Intacct was named one of the 25 Cloud Vendors You Need to Know by CRN.  This list is a who’s who of cloud computing and…

May 12, 2011

By Jacqueline M. Tiso, Founder and CEO of JMT Consulting Group I had the privilege of attending the ITA Spring Meeting and hearing a wonderful keynote speaker, Lt. Col. Rob “Waldo” Waldman.  His topic was based on his business leadership book, Never Fly Solo, and was around the idea of leading with courage while understanding…

May 11, 2011

We are thrilled to welcome Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago to the JMT family of clients. With over 70 programs that serve individuals, families, seniors, and children, The Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF) provides critical resources that bring food, refuge, health care, education and emergency assistance to 300,000 Chicagoans of all faiths…

May 9, 2011

By Jacqueline M. Tiso, Founder and CEO of JMT Consulting Group As does every leader in a firm, I have to keep watch on how the numbers are doing.  Specifically – how is the money coming in and what is it going out for.  Probably the strongest message any business leader has heard over the…

April 20, 2011

Have you ever postponed investing in a new accounting system for your nonprofit because of the cost to buy or add new servers? Or maybe your organization doesn’t have a large (any) IT department to support replacing or upgrading to a better accounting solution and so you’ve made due with the system that you have…

April 16, 2011

JMT Consulting Group is a professional knowledge firm dedicated to improving the impact and effectiveness of our nonprofit clients. There’s a significant difference between a nonprofit software solution provider and a professional knowledge firm.  Most nonprofit software solution providers only offer one solution.  As a result, regardless of your nonprofits particular operations, requirements and mission,…

April 12, 2011

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March 24, 2011

An article from CEO and founder Jacqueline M. Tiso: One of my favorite things is having the time to have face-to-face meetings with clients, spending time to hear how they are doing, what is working (or not working) in their non-profit office, and seeing what we can do to help.  When I first started JMT,…

March 7, 2011

  This post is by Jacqueline M. Tiso founder and CEO of JMT Consulting Group. She is a frequent speaker and writer on technology, accounting, best practices and nonprofits. If you would like to have her speak to your group please contact lmurphy@jmtconsulting.com Are non-profits unique? Working exclusively with non-profits, I hear every day from…

March 3, 2011

JMT Consulting Group’s CEO Jacqueline M. Tiso sent this thought-provoking article today following a conference session she attended.  She is a frequent speaker and writer on technology, accounting, best practices and nonprofits.  If you would like to have her speak to your group please contact lmurphy@jmtconsulting.com As I only work with non-profits, whenever I attend…

February 2, 2011

If the last time you and your team took advantage of training for your nonprofit accounting system, you may want to think about budgeting and scheduling some follow up training.  If you’ve experience staff turnover or changes in responsibilities, a refresher course would be beneficial.  If several years have gone by, updates in the solution…

  Even though there is wonderful motivation for finally sitting down, collecting those receipts, and filling out your expense reports (namely getting reimbursed), we all hate doing it.  I know I do. RestEasy Expense is a cloud-based application that really does take the pain out of the expense reimbursement process.  And, it is integrated with…

January 19, 2011

When you read the headline, did you finish the sentence with “State Farm is there” without even really thinking about it? The TV commercials depict a home owner or car owner in a pinch, and when they utter the motto “and like a good neighbor State Farm is there!” an insurance representative pops on the…